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Exodus - Chapter 4

	Exd 4:1	Then Moses ⁴⁸⁷² said, ⁵⁵⁹ "What if ²⁰⁰⁵ they will not believe ⁵³⁹ me or listen ⁸⁰⁸⁵ to what ⁶⁹⁶³ I say ⁶⁹⁶³? For they may say, ⁵⁵⁹ 'The LORD ³⁰⁶⁸ has not appeared ⁷²⁰⁰ to you.'"
	Exd 4:2	The LORD ³⁰⁶⁸ said ⁵⁵⁹ to him, "What ⁴¹⁰⁰ is that in your hand ³⁰²⁷?" And he said, ⁵⁵⁹ "A staff. ⁴²⁹⁴"
	Exd 4:3	Then He said, ⁵⁵⁹ "Throw ⁷⁹⁹³ it on the ground. ⁷⁷⁶" So he threw ⁷⁹⁹³ it on the ground, ⁷⁷⁶ and it became ¹⁹⁶¹ a serpent ⁵¹⁷⁵; and Moses ⁴⁸⁷² fled ⁵¹²⁷ from it.
	Exd 4:4	But the LORD ³⁰⁶⁸ said ⁵⁵⁹ to Moses, ⁴⁸⁷² "Stretch ⁷⁹⁷¹ out your hand ³⁰²⁷ and grasp ²⁷⁰ it by its tail ²¹⁸⁰"—so he stretched ⁷⁹⁷¹ out his hand ³⁰²⁷ and caught ²³⁸⁸ it, and it became ¹⁹⁶¹ a staff ⁴²⁹⁴ in his hand ³⁷⁰⁹—
	Exd 4:5	"that they may believe ⁵³⁹ that the LORD, ³⁰⁶⁸ the God ⁴³⁰ of their fathers, ¹ the God ⁴³⁰ of Abraham, ⁸⁵ the God ⁴³⁰ of Isaac, ³³²⁷ and the God ⁴³⁰ of Jacob, ³²⁹⁰ has appeared ⁷²⁰⁰ to you."
	Exd 4:6	The LORD ³⁰⁶⁸ furthermore ⁵⁷⁵⁰ said ⁵⁵⁹ to him, "Now ⁴⁹⁹⁴ put ⁹³⁵ your hand ³⁰²⁷ into your bosom. ²⁴³⁶" So he put ⁹³⁵ his hand ³⁰²⁷ into his bosom, ²⁴³⁶ and when he took ³³¹⁸ it out, behold, ²⁰⁰⁹ his hand ³⁰²⁷ was leprous ⁶⁸⁷⁹ like snow. ⁷⁹⁵⁰
	Exd 4:7	Then He said, ⁵⁵⁹ "Put ⁷⁷²⁵ your hand ³⁰²⁷ into your bosom ²⁴³⁶ again. ⁷⁷²⁵" So he put ⁷⁷²⁵ his hand ³⁰²⁷ into his bosom ²⁴³⁶ again, ⁷⁷²⁵ and when he took ³³¹⁸ it out of his bosom, ²⁴³⁶ behold, ²⁰⁰⁹ it was restored ⁷⁷²⁵ like the rest of his flesh. ¹³²⁰
	Exd 4:8	"If ⁵¹⁸ they will not believe ⁵³⁹ you or heed ⁸⁰⁸⁵ the witness ⁶⁹⁶³ of the first ⁷²²³ sign, ²²⁶ they may believe ⁵³⁹ the witness ⁶⁹⁶³ of the last ³¹⁴ sign. ²²⁶
	Exd 4:9	"But if ⁵¹⁸ they will not believe ⁵³⁹ even ¹⁵⁷¹ these ⁴²⁸ two ⁸¹⁴⁷ signs ²²⁶ or heed ⁸⁰⁸⁵ what ⁶⁹⁶³ you say, ⁶⁹⁶³ then you shall take ³⁹⁴⁷ some ⁴⁴⁸⁰ water ⁴³²⁵ from the Nile ²⁹⁷⁵ and pour ⁸²¹⁰ it on the dry ³⁰⁰⁴ ground ³⁰⁰⁴; and the water ⁴³²⁵ which ⁸³⁴ you take ³⁹⁴⁷ from the Nile ²⁹⁷⁵ will become ¹⁹⁶¹ blood ¹⁸¹⁸ on the dry ³⁰⁰⁶ ground. ³⁰⁰⁶"
	Exd 4:10	Then Moses ⁴⁸⁷² said ⁵⁵⁹ to the LORD, ³⁰⁶⁸ "Please, ⁹⁹⁴ Lord, ¹³⁶ I have never ³⁸⁰⁸ been eloquent ³⁷⁶ ¹⁶⁹⁷, neither ¹⁵⁷¹ recently ⁴⁴⁸⁰ ⁸⁵⁴³ nor ¹⁵⁷¹ in time ⁸⁰³² past, ⁸⁰³² nor ¹⁵⁷¹ since ²²⁷ You have spoken ¹⁶⁹⁶ to Your servant ⁵⁶⁵⁰; for I am slow ³⁵¹⁵ of speech ⁶³¹⁰ and slow ³⁵¹⁵ of tongue. ³⁹⁵⁶"
	Exd 4:11	The LORD ³⁰⁶⁸ said ⁵⁵⁹ to him, "Who ⁴³¹⁰ has made ⁷⁷⁶⁰ man's ¹²⁰ mouth ⁶³¹⁰? Or ¹⁷⁶ who ⁴³¹⁰ makes ⁷⁷⁶⁰ him mute ⁴⁸³ or ¹⁷⁶ deaf, ²⁷⁹⁵ or ¹⁷⁶ seeing ⁶⁴⁹³ or ¹⁷⁶ blind ⁵⁷⁸⁷? Is it not I, the LORD ³⁰⁶⁸?
	Exd 4:12	"Now ⁶²⁵⁸ then go, ¹⁹⁸⁰ and I, even I, will be with your mouth, ⁶³¹⁰ and teach ³³⁸⁴ you what ⁸³⁴ you are to say. ¹⁶⁹⁶"
	Exd 4:13	But he said, ⁵⁵⁹ "Please, ⁹⁹⁴ Lord, ¹³⁶ now ⁴⁹⁹⁴ send ⁷⁹⁷¹ the message by whomever You will. ⁷⁹⁷¹"
	Exd 4:14	Then the anger ⁶³⁹ of the LORD ³⁰⁶⁸ burned ²⁷³⁴ against Moses, ⁴⁸⁷² and He said, ⁵⁵⁹ "Is there not your brother ²⁵¹ Aaron ¹⁷⁵ the Levite ³⁸⁸¹? I know ³⁰⁴⁵ that he speaks ¹⁶⁹⁶ fluently. ¹⁶⁹⁶ And moreover, ¹⁵⁷¹ behold, ²⁰⁰⁹ he is coming ³³¹⁸ out to meet ⁷¹²² you; when he sees ⁷²⁰⁰ you, he will be glad ⁸⁰⁵⁵ in his heart. ³⁸²⁰
	Exd 4:15	"You are to speak ¹⁶⁹⁶ to him and put ⁷⁷⁶⁰ the words ¹⁶⁹⁷ in his mouth ⁶³¹⁰; and I, even I, will be with your mouth ⁶³¹⁰ and his mouth, ⁶³¹⁰ and I will teach ³³⁸⁴ you what ⁸³⁴ you are to do. ⁶²¹³
	Exd 4:16	"Moreover, he shall speak ¹⁶⁹⁶ for you to the people ⁵⁹⁷¹; and he will be as a mouth ⁶³¹⁰ for you and you will be as God ⁴³⁰ to him.
	Exd 4:17	"You shall take ³⁹⁴⁷ in your hand ³⁰²⁷ this ²⁰⁸⁸ staff, ⁴²⁹⁴ with which ⁸³⁴ you shall perform ⁶²¹³ the signs. ²²⁶"
	Exd 4:18	Then Moses ⁴⁸⁷² departed ¹⁹⁸⁰ and returned ⁷⁷²⁵ to Jethro ³⁵⁰⁰ his father-in-law ²⁸⁵⁹ and said ⁵⁵⁹ to him, "Please, ⁴⁹⁹⁴ let me go, ¹⁹⁸⁰ that I may return ⁷⁷²⁵ to my brethren ²⁵¹ who ⁸³⁴ are in Egypt, ⁴⁷¹⁴ and see ⁷²⁰⁰ if they are still ⁵⁷⁵⁰ alive. ²⁴¹⁶" And Jethro ³⁵⁰³ said ⁵⁵⁹ to Moses, ⁴⁸⁷² "Go ¹⁹⁸⁰ in peace. ⁷⁹⁶⁵"
	Exd 4:19	Now the LORD ³⁰⁶⁸ said ⁵⁵⁹ to Moses ⁴⁸⁷² in Midian, ⁴⁰⁸⁰ "Go ¹⁹⁸⁰ back ⁷⁷²⁵ to Egypt, ⁴⁷¹⁴ for all ³⁶⁰⁵ the men ³⁷⁶ who were seeking ¹²⁴⁵ your life ⁵³¹⁵ are dead. ⁴¹⁹¹"
	Exd 4:20	So Moses ⁴⁸⁷² took ³⁹⁴⁷ his wife ⁸⁰² and his sons ¹¹²¹ and mounted ⁷³⁹² them on a donkey, ²⁵⁴³ and returned ⁷⁷²⁵ to the land ⁷⁷⁶ of Egypt. ⁴⁷¹⁴ Moses ⁴⁸⁷² also took ³⁹⁴⁷ the staff ⁴²⁹⁴ of God ⁴³⁰ in his hand. ³⁰²⁷
	Exd 4:21	The LORD ³⁰⁶⁸ said ⁵⁵⁹ to Moses, ⁴⁸⁷² "When you go ¹⁹⁸⁰ back ⁷⁷²⁵ to Egypt ⁴⁷¹⁴ see ⁷²⁰⁰ that you perform ⁶²¹³ before ⁶⁴⁴⁰ Pharaoh ⁶⁵⁴⁷ all ³⁶⁰⁵ the wonders ⁴¹⁵⁹ which ⁸³⁴ I have put ⁷⁷⁶⁰ in your power ³⁰²⁷; but I will harden ²³⁸⁸ his heart ³⁸²⁰ so that he will not let ⁷⁹⁷¹ the people ⁵⁹⁷¹ go. ⁷⁹⁷¹
	Exd 4:22	"Then you shall say ⁵⁵⁹ to Pharaoh, ⁶⁵⁴⁷ 'Thus ³⁵⁴¹ says ⁵⁵⁹ the LORD, ³⁰⁶⁸ "Israel ³⁴⁷⁸ is My son, ¹¹²¹ My firstborn. ¹⁰⁶⁰
	Exd 4:23	"So I said ⁵⁵⁹ to you, 'Let ⁷⁹⁷¹ My son ¹¹²¹ go ⁷⁹⁷¹ that he may serve ⁵⁶⁴⁷ Me'; but you have refused ³⁹⁸⁵ to let ⁷⁹⁷¹ him go. ⁷⁹⁷¹ Behold, ²⁰⁰⁹ I will kill ²⁰²⁶ your son, ¹¹²¹ your firstborn. ¹⁰⁶⁰"'"
	Exd 4:24	Now it came ¹⁹⁶¹ about at the lodging ⁴⁴¹¹ place ⁴⁴¹¹ on the way ¹⁸⁷⁰ that the LORD ³⁰⁶⁸ met ⁶²⁹⁸ him and sought ¹²⁴⁵ to put ⁴¹⁹¹ him to death. ⁴¹⁹¹
	Exd 4:25	Then Zipporah ⁶⁸⁵⁵ took ³⁹⁴⁷ a flint ⁶⁸⁶⁴ and cut ³⁷⁷² off ³⁷⁷² her son's ¹¹²¹ foreskin ⁶¹⁹⁰ and threw ⁵⁰⁶⁰ it at Moses' feet, ⁷²⁷² and she said, ⁵⁵⁹ "You are indeed ³⁵⁸⁸ a bridegroom ²⁸⁶⁰ of blood ¹⁸¹⁸ to me."
	Exd 4:26	So He let ⁷⁵⁰³ him alone. ⁷⁵⁰³ At that time ²²⁷ she said, ⁵⁵⁹ "You are a bridegroom ²⁸⁶⁰ of blood ¹⁸¹⁸"—because of the circumcision. ⁴¹³⁹
	Exd 4:27	Now the LORD ³⁰⁶⁸ said ⁵⁵⁹ to Aaron, ¹⁷⁵ "Go ¹⁹⁸⁰ to meet ⁷¹²² Moses ⁴⁸⁷² in the wilderness. ⁴⁰⁵⁷" So he went ¹⁹⁸⁰ and met ⁶²⁹⁸ him at the mountain ²⁰²² of God ⁴³⁰ and kissed ⁵⁴⁰¹ him.
	Exd 4:28	Moses ⁴⁸⁷² told ⁵⁰⁴⁶ Aaron ¹⁷⁵ all ³⁶⁰⁵ the words ¹⁶⁹⁷ of the LORD ³⁰⁶⁸ with which ⁸³⁴ He had sent ⁷⁹⁷¹ him, and all ³⁶⁰⁵ the signs ²²⁶ that He had commanded ⁶⁶⁸⁰ him to do.
	Exd 4:29	Then Moses ⁴⁸⁷² and Aaron ¹⁷⁵ went ¹⁹⁸⁰ and assembled ⁶²² all ³⁶⁰⁵ the elders ²²⁰⁵ of the sons ¹¹²¹ of Israel ³⁴⁷⁸;
	Exd 4:30	and Aaron ¹⁷⁵ spoke ¹⁶⁹⁶ all ³⁶⁰⁵ the words ¹⁶⁹⁷ which ⁸³⁴ the LORD ³⁰⁶⁸ had spoken ¹⁶⁹⁶ to Moses. ⁴⁸⁷² He then performed ⁶²¹³ the signs ²²⁶ in the sight ⁵⁸⁶⁹ of the people. ⁵⁹⁷¹
	Exd 4:31	So the people ⁵⁹⁷¹ believed ⁵³⁹; and when they heard ⁸⁰⁸⁵ that the LORD ³⁰⁶⁸ was concerned ⁶⁴⁸⁵ about the sons ¹¹²¹ of Israel ³⁴⁷⁸ and that He had seen ⁷²⁰⁰ their affliction, ⁶⁰⁴⁰ then they bowed ⁶⁹¹⁵ low ⁶⁹¹⁵ and worshiped. ⁷⁸¹²

NASB Footnotes:

(4:1) Literally: to my voice
(4:4) Literally: palm
(4:8) Literally: listen to
(4:8) Literally: voice
(4:10) Literally: a man of words
(4:10) Literally: yesterday
(4:10) Literally: heavy
(4:13) Literally: send by the hand which You send
(4:14) Literally: speaking he speaks
(4:18) Hebrew: Jether
(4:19) Literally: return
(4:21) Literally: to return
(4:21) Literally: hand
(4:25) Literally: made it touch at his feet
(4:26) Literally: with reference to
(4:31) Literally: had visited

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